Changed Excel 2003 startup now won't save to default location

Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.

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If you open a workbook in xl2k and higher, then do file|SaveAs, excel will go to
the folder that held the original workbook.

If that user wants to change the layout, then she should be using a template
file (*.xlt). Then excel will use the default file location as the save
location.

Is there a reason she doesn't want to use a template file--that technique is
pretty normal for most people.

Beach Lover wrote:
>
> Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
> background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
> save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
> when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
> button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
> overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
> happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
> wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.

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She is a very basic user who needs to be able to click the Excel icon on the
quick launch toolbar or double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop and
have the application open looking the way she wants it (blue background and
borders around all cells), enter her data and then click the save button and
have it go to the default location. It sounds like using your suggestion
would mean she opens Excel, and then has to open the template. Is this not
correct? Thanks for your help!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:
> If you open a workbook in xl2k and higher, then do file|SaveAs, excel will go to
> the folder that held the original workbook.
>
> If that user wants to change the layout, then she should be using a template
> file (*.xlt). Then excel will use the default file location as the save
> location.
>
> Is there a reason she doesn't want to use a template file--that technique is
> pretty normal for most people.
>
> Beach Lover wrote:
> >
> > Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
> > background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
> > save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
> > when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
> > button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
> > overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
> > happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
> > wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>

She could put all her customized choices in a template workbook. Store that
template workbook in her XLStart folder and call that template book.xlt.

Whenever she clicks on the new icon on the standard toolbar, that template
workbook will be used as the basis for the new workbook.

Beach Lover wrote:
>
> She is a very basic user who needs to be able to click the Excel icon on the
> quick launch toolbar or double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop and
> have the application open looking the way she wants it (blue background and
> borders around all cells), enter her data and then click the save button and
> have it go to the default location. It sounds like using your suggestion
> would mean she opens Excel, and then has to open the template. Is this not
> correct? Thanks for your help!
>
> "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
> > If you open a workbook in xl2k and higher, then do file|SaveAs, excel will go to
> > the folder that held the original workbook.
> >
> > If that user wants to change the layout, then she should be using a template
> > file (*.xlt). Then excel will use the default file location as the save
> > location.
> >
> > Is there a reason she doesn't want to use a template file--that technique is
> > pretty normal for most people.
> >
> > Beach Lover wrote:
> > >
> > > Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
> > > background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
> > > save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
> > > when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
> > > button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
> > > overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
> > > happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
> > > wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson
> >

Okay, that's where we already are with this. Where we are running into a
problem is that when she saves the document, it is overwriting the template.
Now when she opens Excel, it's bringing up the new saved information instead
of a blank spreadsheet with the blue background and borders.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:
> No.
>
> She could put all her customized choices in a template workbook. Store that
> template workbook in her XLStart folder and call that template book.xlt.
>
> Whenever she clicks on the new icon on the standard toolbar, that template
> workbook will be used as the basis for the new workbook.
>
> Beach Lover wrote:
> >
> > She is a very basic user who needs to be able to click the Excel icon on the
> > quick launch toolbar or double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop and
> > have the application open looking the way she wants it (blue background and
> > borders around all cells), enter her data and then click the save button and
> > have it go to the default location. It sounds like using your suggestion
> > would mean she opens Excel, and then has to open the template. Is this not
> > correct? Thanks for your help!
> >
> > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> >
> > > If you open a workbook in xl2k and higher, then do file|SaveAs, excel will go to
> > > the folder that held the original workbook.
> > >
> > > If that user wants to change the layout, then she should be using a template
> > > file (*.xlt). Then excel will use the default file location as the save
> > > location.
> > >
> > > Is there a reason she doesn't want to use a template file--that technique is
> > > pretty normal for most people.
> > >
> > > Beach Lover wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
> > > > background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
> > > > save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
> > > > when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
> > > > button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
> > > > overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
> > > > happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
> > > > wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Dave Peterson
> > >
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>

A true template which is an *.XLT file will not be overwritten, it just creates
a copy as an *.xls workbook.

You must save as>file type>ms excel template (*.xlt)

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:08:00 -0700, Beach Lover
<> wrote:
>Okay, that's where we already are with this. Where we are running into a
>problem is that when she saves the document, it is overwriting the template.
>Now when she opens Excel, it's bringing up the new saved information instead
>of a blank spreadsheet with the blue background and borders.
>
>"Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
>> No.
>>
>> She could put all her customized choices in a template workbook. Store that
>> template workbook in her XLStart folder and call that template book.xlt.
>>
>> Whenever she clicks on the new icon on the standard toolbar, that template
>> workbook will be used as the basis for the new workbook.
>>
>> Beach Lover wrote:
>> >
>> > She is a very basic user who needs to be able to click the Excel icon on the
>> > quick launch toolbar or double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop and
>> > have the application open looking the way she wants it (blue background and
>> > borders around all cells), enter her data and then click the save button and
>> > have it go to the default location. It sounds like using your suggestion
>> > would mean she opens Excel, and then has to open the template. Is this not
>> > correct? Thanks for your help!
>> >
>> > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>> >
>> > > If you open a workbook in xl2k and higher, then do file|SaveAs, excel will go to
>> > > the folder that held the original workbook.
>> > >
>> > > If that user wants to change the layout, then she should be using a template
>> > > file (*.xlt). Then excel will use the default file location as the save
>> > > location.
>> > >
>> > > Is there a reason she doesn't want to use a template file--that technique is
>> > > pretty normal for most people.
>> > >
>> > > Beach Lover wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
>> > > > background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
>> > > > save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
>> > > > when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
>> > > > button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
>> > > > overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
>> > > > happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
>> > > > wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > >
>> > > Dave Peterson
>> > >
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dave Peterson
>>

Okay, is there any way to have this template be the startup template so when
she open Excel it comes up instead of the regular white background, and then
when she clicks the save button it is automatically saved to the network
location?

"Gord Dibben" wrote:
> In that case, the Template is not a true Template.
>
> Sounds like she is just using an *.xls workbook as her start point.
>
> A true template which is an *.XLT file will not be overwritten, it just creates
> a copy as an *.xls workbook.
>
> You must save as>file type>ms excel template (*.xlt)
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:08:00 -0700, Beach Lover
> <> wrote:
>
> >Okay, that's where we already are with this. Where we are running into a
> >problem is that when she saves the document, it is overwriting the template.
> >Now when she opens Excel, it's bringing up the new saved information instead
> >of a blank spreadsheet with the blue background and borders.
> >
> >"Dave Peterson" wrote:
> >
> >> No.
> >>
> >> She could put all her customized choices in a template workbook. Store that
> >> template workbook in her XLStart folder and call that template book.xlt.
> >>
> >> Whenever she clicks on the new icon on the standard toolbar, that template
> >> workbook will be used as the basis for the new workbook.
> >>
> >> Beach Lover wrote:
> >> >
> >> > She is a very basic user who needs to be able to click the Excel icon on the
> >> > quick launch toolbar or double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop and
> >> > have the application open looking the way she wants it (blue background and
> >> > borders around all cells), enter her data and then click the save button and
> >> > have it go to the default location. It sounds like using your suggestion
> >> > would mean she opens Excel, and then has to open the template. Is this not
> >> > correct? Thanks for your help!
> >> >
> >> > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > If you open a workbook in xl2k and higher, then do file|SaveAs, excel will go to
> >> > > the folder that held the original workbook.
> >> > >
> >> > > If that user wants to change the layout, then she should be using a template
> >> > > file (*.xlt). Then excel will use the default file location as the save
> >> > > location.
> >> > >
> >> > > Is there a reason she doesn't want to use a template file--that technique is
> >> > > pretty normal for most people.
> >> > >
> >> > > Beach Lover wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
> >> > > > background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
> >> > > > save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
> >> > > > when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
> >> > > > button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
> >> > > > overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
> >> > > > happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
> >> > > > wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > >
> >> > > Dave Peterson
> >> > >
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Dave Peterson
> >>
>
>

You may want to search for other book.xlt files in other xlstart folders. Maybe
she has multiple versions that's causing the trouble.

Beach Lover wrote:
>
> Okay, is there any way to have this template be the startup template so when
> she open Excel it comes up instead of the regular white background, and then
> when she clicks the save button it is automatically saved to the network
> location?
>
> "Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
> > In that case, the Template is not a true Template.
> >
> > Sounds like she is just using an *.xls workbook as her start point.
> >
> > A true template which is an *.XLT file will not be overwritten, it just creates
> > a copy as an *.xls workbook.
> >
> > You must save as>file type>ms excel template (*.xlt)
> >
> >
> > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:08:00 -0700, Beach Lover
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > >Okay, that's where we already are with this. Where we are running into a
> > >problem is that when she saves the document, it is overwriting the template.
> > >Now when she opens Excel, it's bringing up the new saved information instead
> > >of a blank spreadsheet with the blue background and borders.
> > >
> > >"Dave Peterson" wrote:
> > >
> > >> No.
> > >>
> > >> She could put all her customized choices in a template workbook. Store that
> > >> template workbook in her XLStart folder and call that template book.xlt.
> > >>
> > >> Whenever she clicks on the new icon on the standard toolbar, that template
> > >> workbook will be used as the basis for the new workbook.
> > >>
> > >> Beach Lover wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > She is a very basic user who needs to be able to click the Excel icon on the
> > >> > quick launch toolbar or double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop and
> > >> > have the application open looking the way she wants it (blue background and
> > >> > borders around all cells), enter her data and then click the save button and
> > >> > have it go to the default location. It sounds like using your suggestion
> > >> > would mean she opens Excel, and then has to open the template. Is this not
> > >> > correct? Thanks for your help!
> > >> >
> > >> > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > If you open a workbook in xl2k and higher, then do file|SaveAs, excel will go to
> > >> > > the folder that held the original workbook.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > If that user wants to change the layout, then she should be using a template
> > >> > > file (*.xlt). Then excel will use the default file location as the save
> > >> > > location.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Is there a reason she doesn't want to use a template file--that technique is
> > >> > > pretty normal for most people.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Beach Lover wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Using Excel 2003 and changed the startup layout of the workbook (changed
> > >> > > > background color and added borders on all cells). Also changed the default
> > >> > > > save location as well as auto recover location to the network. Until today,
> > >> > > > when user opened Excel it opened correctly and she could click the save
> > >> > > > button and it would automatically point to the network. Now, it is
> > >> > > > overwriting the startup document. Any suggestions as to why this is
> > >> > > > happening and how to correct. She doesn't want to use a template....just
> > >> > > > wants to open Excel and have it look the way she wants immediately.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Dave Peterson
> > >> > >
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Dave Peterson
> > >>
> >
> >

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